VoodooPC Omen Review

The Ultimate Game Machine competition in Games for Windows Magazine (formerly Computer Gaming World) is brutal. Every maker of high-end gaming PCs submits their very best, cost be damned. They push everything to the limit, use the very best parts, and really work their butts off to show what the company can do. There are always several great PCs, each worthy of praise and your hard-earned dollars, but there can only be one winner. This year, that winner goes to VoodooPC’s Omen, a black monolith of stylish power that managed to edge out even the most impressive competitors.

Voodoo’s Omen case is impressive and imposing. It’s large with almost no rounded corners, a veritable monolith of brushed metal and glass. Voodoo logo cutouts glow red from behind, but the insides of the case grab the most attention—instead of neon colors, VoodooPC opts for a stark white that grabs the eye far more than day-glow colors ever could. It’s not exactly quiet (none of these super-high-end overclocked systems really are), but it’s not as loud as some others, either. It’s clearly built with craftsmanship and care, and it’s damn near the fastest shipping PC we’ve ever laid eyes on. In a word, it is “Ultimate.” Continued…